I had some fun this evening - removing the bolt-on center caps from
my Eagle Torque Thrust style mag wheels. Like the "original" American
Racing Torque Thust, the cap fastens with 5 screws. Eagle usis
countersink head screws with a tiny allen socket in them (3/32
inch?)- and those buggers had been in there for over 10 years and had
no intention of coming out without a fight. Ed's Red, a propane
torch, hammer and punch - all judiciously applied over a 2 1/2 hour
period finally got all 20 out!! Now to finish stripping them, clean
up the corrosion that was under the paint, alodyne the centers, and
repaint them - and polish and detail the caps. NOT using those stupid
little allen head screws again if I can find an alternative!!!.
- posted 9 years ago